Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-10

and he was mad because you wouldn't
A. Oh! you're too fresh.
Mr.. McMullin left the witness stand
MIR. Williams asked to have ruling
made on this question. Mr.. McMullI
testified that he had told several partiei
that about the lumber, and he though
it was relevant that the question should
be anered.
Mr.. Jones. We have no power te
make him answer the question.
Mr.. Williams, to Mr.. McMullin
Why did you not tell the gentleman that
Mr.. Stearns was mad because you
wouldn't divide?
Mr.. Mem ullin. I decline to answer
any more questions.
Mayor Workman. What is a fail
rate of profit?
A. About fifteen per cent. on $l5, ,00C
or $l6,O 600
Mr.. McMullin. 1 should like Mayor
| Workman to read letter he showed to
me.
Objected to as not being relative to
the investigation.
Mayor Workman read the letter frou
the California Bridge Company denying
collusion, and denying that they hau en-.
tered into a pool.
Mr.. McMullin continuing. said that
he had not conspired with M. H Led
better. He never had told the Council
that there was only 5000 or 500 profit
in it. He had told individuals that
there was only about 500 or 5000, but
not the Council.
Mr.. McMullin said that there was
only one way to vindicate the bridge
company. and that was to carry out the
contract.
In answer to City Attorney. Did not
have any conversation until after the
award was made. Don't know that l
had any conversation with Mr.. Eaton
before the contract was awarded.
That conversation I mentioned was
the only one had with Mr.. Stearns in
reference to the matter. l think that
conversation occurred two weeks ago
next Monday. The last words I heard
him say was II will bust it." l told
him to 90 ahead and bust it.
Mr. Stearns testified that he met Mr..
McMullin. I think we shook hands,
and he said what in h-l's the matter
with you. 81 said nothing. I never
said he couldn't take the contract off if
he wouldn't divide. The statement that
wouldn't sell lumber unless could make
something was true, because he wanted
to buy it at SIS thousand, but did
not own an interest in the yard. never
intimated that would use my Influence
if he would buy the lumber OF me.
Mr.. M yers stated that Mr.. Stearns
came up to Mr.. Eatoh's Office aid told
him (Meyers) to send Mr.. McMullin to
him as he would like to sell him some
lumber.
Adjourned to Monday evening at 1880
o'clock.
The following was the deposition of
Mr.. Cats, offered in evidence but refused
admission:
In the matter of the contract for the
Kuhrts street bridge, in the city of
Los Angeles, Cal
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN Francisco.
George w. Cats, being duly sworn,
dsposes and says:
| l. That he is resident of said city
and county of San Francisc,, and for
more than two years past before the lst
of February, 1887, was the engineer and
contracting agent of the King Bridge
Company, of Cleveland, Ohio.
2. That he knows G. l.. Stearns, of
Los Angeles, a member of the City
Council of the city of Los Angeles, Cal.
3. That on the 7th of February, 1887
n meeting of said City Council was held,
at which the matter of said Kuhrts
street bridge was considered.
4. That on said 7th day of February,
1887, this deponent was at Los Angelts
rs the agent of the San Francisco Bridge
Company in the matter of said bridge.
5, That Immediately after S aid meet.
ing of the Council said G. l. Stearns
came to this deponent on FIRST street, in
front of the city hall, Los Angeles, and
then and there proposed to dsponent as
sneh agent as aforesaid that he, G. l.
Stsarns. would assis said San Francisco
Bridge Company to secure the contract
for constructing said bridge, and that,
as the consideration for such assistance,
the San Francisco Bridge Com
pany should purchase all the lum-
bcr required in the construction of
said bridge from him, said G.. L.
Stearns and should pay therefor TO him
S. per 1000 feet more than said lumber
could be procured from other lumber
dealers in Los Angeles.
6. That deponent replied to said G.
L. Stearns that the San Francisco
Bridge Company could not afford to
pay any such additional price for lu nber
and declined to make any such arrange
ment as that above mentioned.
Signed. GEO. w. Cats.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 7th day of April, 1887.
Signed. JAMES L. KING,
| Notary Public.